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Mike Levin: “I do think we have to consider who shot whom and who is raping whom. In a word, we have to step up to Serbian…”

On the recordAugust 1, 1995
I do think we have to consider who shot whom and who is raping whom. In a word, we have to step up to Serbian aggression. While there is a clear difference of opinion in our Nation let me ask this: Would the Bosnian Serbs prefer this resolution pass or fail, that the arms embargo be lifted or continued? I suggest that they will deem a positive vote today as another indication of determination to stop Serbian aggression. Any course does carry a risk. Past policies have risked continued aggression and mass murder, and they have paid the consequences. It is time, indeed long overdue, to try a new course. I support this resolution.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need to respond to Serbian aggression in the context of a resolution on arms embargo.

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